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Best places to retire in Virginia
A growing percentage of the working-age population has been retiring each year since the Great Recession—a trend that has only sped up in the years since the pandemic began, according to a recent Congressional Research Service analysis. And as members of the boomer generation move solidly into their golden years, they're looking for a place to live out a longer retirement than previous generations have enjoyed.
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to retire in Virginia using data from Niche.
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#30. Galax
- Population: 6,681
#29. Falls Church
- Population: 14,494
#28. Daleville
- Population: 2,979
#27. Great Falls
- Population: 14,690
#26. Glenvar
- Population: 873
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#25. Colonial Heights
- Population: 18,127
#24. Brandermill
- Population: 13,745
#23. Halifax
- Population: 1,645
#22. Merrimac
- Population: 2,663
#21. Lake Barcroft
- Population: 10,682
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#20. Gloucester Courthouse
- Population: 3,198
#19. McLean
- Population: 49,310
#18. Lansdowne
- Population: 13,029
#17. Forest
- Population: 11,045
#16. Wytheville
- Population: 8,260
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#15. Crozet
- Population: 7,840
#14. Bridgewater
- Population: 6,092
#13. Bon Air
- Population: 17,846
#12. Wakefield
- Population: 11,534
#10. Rockwood
- Population: 7,880
#9. Tuckahoe
- Population: 48,187
#8. Abingdon
- Population: 8,350
#7. Wolf Trap
- Population: 16,394
#5. Hollins
- Population: 15,857
#4. Fairlawn
- Population: 2,553
#3. Pantops
- Population: 4,288
#2. Massanetta Springs
- Population: 6,132
#1. Belmont Estates
- Population: 1,257
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